Valve for internal-combustion engines.



W. HENRY. VALVE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

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Patented Aug 6, 1912 v s sHBBTs-sHBETzy w 6 m w y APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1907.

W. HENRY. I VALVE FOR INTERNAL GOMBUSTION ENGINES. APPLICATION FILED SFPT4 I8, 1907.

Patented Aug. 6,1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 34 Eis: innnllunnw l mi WILLIAM HENRY, OF PHILADELPHIA,-PENNSYLVANIA.

VALVE IOR INTERNL-CMBUSTION ENGINES.

i ,names Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented All 6,1912.

Application led September 18, 1907.* l Serial No. 393.474.

To fdl Awhom, it may concern.'

Be it known that l, iViLLiAii lli-lxiii, a citizen of the lnited States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Valves for linteriial-Conibiistion Engines, of which 'the't'ollowing is a specification.

011e` object. of in v invention is to provide a simple, eompaet, reliable and dui-able ialve structure, in which the inlet and ei;- liatist valves are arranged loi' combined operation in connection with internal coinbastion engines or other motors ot' a similar character.

it further feature of my invention is the arrangement ot the inlet valve in such a ii'iai'iner that it will not only deliver a clean vvchare'eot explosive mixture to the engine cylinder without danger ot .the saine being,r fouled by the exhaust', but will also cool the parts which might `otherwise beeoi'ne unduly heated.

My iii'iproved structure can be iliade light in weight as there is no danger of the valves being warped by the heat, and it may be noted that a valuable feature of this` construction is the fact that when light weight valves `are used, there is little or no danger of the valve stems or slianks breaking so 'as-to dropthe valves into the cylinder.

Another object of the invention is topi'ovide a more secure eonstriictimi tor the mounting of the valves than that hitherto employed. l

lily invention is fully .shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l, is a sectional elevation ot my inipro'ved valve structure, taken on theliiieI a--a, Fig. 2; Fig. Q, is a sectional elevation of my improved 'valve structure, taken on the line L-, Fig. l; Figs. l'aiid 4, are respectively a. sectional i'iei-speetive view and a plan view of the structure shown in Figs. l and 2; Figs. 5 and (3, are respectively seetienal plans, taken on the lines (fr-(grand (Z--cZ, Fig. 2; Fig. 7, is a perspective view ot one t'oriu ot' lever mechanism for operating the valves; liigs. S to 13 inclusive, are sectional 'views illust'ratiiii.;- iiioditi'ed orn'is ot valve structures embodyinfhr my iii -veiitioi1;.ti`igs. let and 15, are perspective 'views illiistrating,r details o't niy invention; F1 16 .is :l traenientai" ei-s ieetive view a l is 5 l. o one oi' the valves used 1u thai. torni ot niy invention shown in Figs, i) andll.; Fig.

17,. is a detached perspectiveot a moditied forni of guide used in connection with the ialve. stein 1T and its associatedparts; and Fig. t8. is a vertical section et' a .slightly modified form of guide.

ln the drawings, 1 represents the cylinder ot an engine. at the top of which is mounted and properly secured a shell or easingr 2, i'oriiiing a valve eige. This cage has mounted in it haiist valve l, and is provided with anfinttrnal wall or sleeve :3, as well as with an4 annular wall ti. ll'itli this Construction said walls provide seats T valve, and this in tarn provides a seat t) on its inner wall for the inlet valve 3.

'l`lie valve 3 controls the inlet of the explosive mixture, while the valve -4 controls the exhaust ot' the hui-ned and'waste gases. The valve 3 is iii the present. instance ot the ordinary niiishroom construction, while the valve 4- is in the 'forni oli' a sleeve or cylinder, disposed within and adjacent to the inner wall of the easing', being supported in` a. normally raised position by ii.eans ot' a spring,Y l0.

ln the present instance the. valve cage.v

is made iii' two pieces, one providing-an iiitei'nal wall or sleeve 5, and the other an annular wall G. The top ot the section having the sleeve 5 is provided with a hiib Vl1. having apertures 'l2 for the i'iiissage ot' the operating pins 13 which engage the valve Il.

Centrally disposed with respect to the valve Lt and sleeve si, is a tubular guide 14 having:r a threadedportion 15 engaged by a nut ltl upon the-huh lt and provided with apertures .l registering with the aperturesl l2 of said hub. This guide is centrally boied for the passage otl the stein t7 ot' the valve 25, and itslower portion and S tor the exhaust.

is hollow' lor the reception ot' a springlv 18 't interposed between a shoulder tt) on said stein t7 and a split nut 2O which is threaded into the inner wall otthe lower end ot' said guide ift. The spring 10 supporting` the valvel lies between the top wall E21 ot Said valve and an external llange oi the split nut Q0.

'lhe wall 5 ot the valve cage is apertiired at El flor communication with a space Q-t ,surroiuniiug it and vinto which the inletport .25 opens, as shown in Fi;` 54 and G. top wall ot Yt'lie v.ilve' 4 is also apertiired at Qt to permit of the passage oi' the inlet; charge iron'i the apertures 223 in the wall 5,' so thatv said charge` wil-l till 'the interior` of the. valve 4. 'The spaee between the walls 5 and, 6, indicmed at 2T, is tor the burned and waste ases of the exhaust and communieates du'eetlv with an exhaust port 28, beingcontrolled by the valve'lt seating against said walls 5 an'd 6.

The valves are operated mechanically,` preferably by the means shown in Figs. l, 2 and 7, and the mechanisn'l is so arranged that when one valve is opened the other closes, and vice versa. Carried by the bracket 30, which may be mounted on any suitable supporting structure, are a pair ot' levers 3l having their inner ends 3:? engaging the pins 13 and their outer ends con neeted to a pin 33 carried by a rod 3s which is operated (i. e., raised and lowered) by suitable means. Carried also by this rod and bearing a fixed relation thereto,- is an arm 35, the end 36 ot which engages the valve Vstem 1T. lVhen the rod 34 is raised, therefore, the inner ends of the levers 3,1. will be depressed, opening the valve 4, which controls the exhaust, and with it lowering the valve 3, while when said rod 3l is lowered, the`valve 4 will be closed by its spring l0 and the arm 3o will carry down with it the stem 17 so as to open the valve The springs l0' and 18 serve to return the valves to their closed positions when such movement is permitted by the rod 3st.

'lhe valves il and 4 shown in Figs. 8 and 9., operate, in substantially the saine manneras those shown in Figs. 1, 2 el? seq. In these structures, however, the valve 3 seats against the' inner Wall 5, instead of against the valve 4:, while this' latter valve 4 is carried by tubular stems 40 threaded into it andheld against removal b vin` ternal )ins 1:1 having tapered heats 42 which ie within the threaded portions of said stems 'as shown in Fig. l5. These threaded portions are split and said heads tend to hold them in engagement with the threaded recesses in the valve .4a. The outer ends ot' the pins Ltl are threaded and have heads 43, being turned down so as to engage the tubular stems 40. letween these heads and the top ot' the valve cage springs l()n are provided to keep the valve L normally closed. v

In the structure of Fig. 8, thevalve il is mounted. in substantially the same manner as shown in Figs.' l and E2, while in Fig. t), the valve 23 is carried by a spring th externally supported and disposed between a head carried b v the stem 1T and the top ot' the valve easing.

With the peculiar arrangement ot the valves and valve cage shown in Fig. 9, it is obvious that there must. be openingsI iu the valve Lt in order to permit ot' the llow ol gases through said valve when this is in its open position, and in Fig. lt, l have shown my preferred arrangement ot' these openings at 4, though it will, however, be understoodthatif desired, the valve faces may be arranged in the manner illust-rated in any of the figures of the presentcase.

In the structure shown in Figi l0, the valve at has its face extended inwardly at an angle,.and 'the valve 3 engages it, the valves being supported in this structure in the manner shown in Fig. 9. i It will be noted that in Figs. 8 and l0 have so constructed the cage that there is an .annular recess formed between its iimer and outer walls into-which projects th'e en larged upper end of the vulve la. Said end tits i-nto said recess in s ueh manner as to provide an additional barrier for preventing the possible leakage of the gases .from the exhaust around said valve ft, for it will be seen that before such leakage is possible the gases would be compelled to pass between the valve and two relatively elongated wall surfaces.

In all instances it will benoted that one of the valves has a plurality of seats, and while these seats are'shown as being disposed at an angle, it will be understood that I do not. wish to limit myself to this exact construction.

Although Ihave shown the valve casing as made in two-pieces, it willvbe understood that it may be 'made in one piece without departing `from my invention.

The nut Q0 split in order to permit of its being fitted into place, as I prefer to' have an integral shoulder for the valve stem 1T. rather than one formed by a nut or collar threaded on said stem.

lt' desired, in place of employing the split nut 20 illustrated in Fig. tet, I may eonstruct the guide lt as illustrated at lt in Figs. lT- and 1S, that is to say, I may malte it in two parts, separating on a plane parallel to the general line of the valve stem 17", Fig. 13, but otherwise serving the `functions ot the guide and split nut shown in Figs. l Vto 3. ln this ease, however, I preferably place the spring 1S between ahead or collar 4-7 'on the stein 1.7 and the said guide, recess-ing the latter as in Figs. t3 and 1T, in order to shorten and lighten the construetion as much as possible. Where these latter t'eatures ae not of importance, the spring lb' may be allowed to project entirely above the end ot the guide, which may in sneh instances be constructed as indicated at lt, Fig. 1S, w-hile the construction ot the remainder ot the device would be that shown in Fig. 9.

lt is obvious that the general shape ot the valve cage. ,as well as the forms of the valves and passages, may be designed to suit the va rions conditions required in -operation .so as to permit the gases to tlow to and from the cylinder in a manner such as will secure the highest etliciency.

cosmos In order to facilitate the assembling ot' the parts in.t.hat form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 8 et scrl., I may provide a longitudinally extending' slot l-l in the upper end ot the lguide structure 14, and place a screw 14, as shown in'Figs. 3 and 4, in the upper port-ion of the valve cage structure '11, so that its inner end will enter said groove or slot and prevent relative movement of the `:ruido and cage while the nut lo is being' operated to draw the parts together.

ln order to insure that the nut 2t) shall remain permanently screwed within the lower end of the guide 14, l fasten it. in place b v means oot' a small set screw llt as shown in Fig. 2.

Among the advantages of the construction of valves above described may be noted the possibility oi reversing the functions of the various parts in case this should be desired for any reason z-thatis to say, the valve 3, instead of being? the inlet. valve, may be made to perform the Afunctions of the exhaust valve, while the valve 1, with its various` openings and associated structures, would, under the same conditions, similarly serve as the means for controlling the inlet of gases to the cylinder. It will be further, noted that -when the valve 3 is opened, there is but a single spring opposing its more ment and tending to close it, while when the valve is opened, its operation 1s opposed, not only by the spring 10, or, in the case of the mechanism shown in Figs. 8 and 9, by two springs'ltl, but also by the spring 1S, which acts through the mediumof the valve 3 or' 3a, and tendsto re-seat it, when this is permitted by the operating rod 34.

In that form of my invention shown in Fig. l1, the inner of the two valves, indi-- cated at 3c, is of the sleeve type, and instead of seating against the outer valve `Vl, as in the case-ot the valve illustrated' in Fig. 9, it seats against a portion of the wall 5a of the cage. In such ease the inner valve is operated by rods or pins andA has within it a singlepiece guide structure 14', having a fiange at one end and provided with an internal passage 14g, whereby suitable luid, suchas air or a liquid, may be introduced 'into the interior of the valve 3 for the purpose of cooling the parts. x The spring 1.8 for closing this valve is confined between the flange of theguide and a nut '20 screwed into the upper end of the valve and. held in position by means of a set screw Q0". The outer valve a in this case, as in thatl illustrat/ed in' Fig. 9, seats both upon the outer Wall of the cage and upon the inner wall 5 thereof, and has spriintgsl()l operative upon pins or rods l0 for normally maintaining 1t in a closed position.

ln the case of the construction illustrated in Fig. 12, the internal valve 3" is so constructed as to seat upon the outer valve #lb the interiorlof its head through a suitable channel in the guide letf. The construction may, il desired, be that illustrated in Fig. 11, where two pins :30 are employed. r1`he valve. ll in this instance is held in and rcturned to its closed position by meahs ot` springs 10C ope 'ative on rods 4U threaded intothe part ll"l of the valve cage, which part in the case of Figs. ll and l2, is-in the form of a washer independent of said cage, though it; is the full equivalent ot the part ll shown in Figs. 2 and Il. 1t' desired the valves 3 and 41 of Fig. 1Q, may be supported and operated by the means shown in Figs. 8, 9, 10, 1l andl, without.'I departing trom my invention. The springs l0" are confined' in the space between the valvcs'C-c and 4b, beingf retained on thc pins or bolts -ltl between the heads thereof and the inwardly flanged end ot' the valve el" or a suitable nut therein. The valve, as illustrated in Fig. 11S, is provided with openingsI t in its sides to permit of the passage ot' gases through it, and may be operated b v any ot' tne devices shown in Figa-1', 2, et al.

As above noted, in Fig'. lil, I have4 shown valvesof the general arrangement and construction illustrated in Figs. l. and 2, but'. with a spring 11j placed in a recess on the upper portion ol the split guide il?.

claim 1. rl`he combination in a valve structure of a casing having port.' and provided with a pair ot' concentric valves; means for holding said valves to their seats; two stems operatively connected to one valve; a third stem between said two stems and operatively connected to the other valve; a pair of levers engaging the two stems ol' the first: valve; an.arm operative on the stem of the the arm and rotatably connected to thc levers; and a recipr'ocable bar connected to the member so as to cause opening' of one'ol" the valves when moved in one direction and openirntgoic the other valve when moved in the opposite direction.

2. The combination in a valve structure o a pair of movable valves; means for holding said valves to their seats; stems operatively engaging said valves t'o' actuating,r the saine; a lcvcr having' an arm operative on one of said stems; an actuating rod pivotally connected to said'lever tor moving the same; with an arm rigidly connected to said rod and operative on the other 'alvc strin.

5i. rlhc combination in u valve structure ot a cage having an outer wall provided with ports; an inner cylindrical wall uml :1 central hollow guide structure: a sleeve 1 valvemounted within the inncr ol said cage l walls and provided with a flange capable ot' and is designed to he act uatcd by meansl ot a' l single rod 51 passing' Into cim'agljement with vother valve; a melnbcr rigidly connected to seating lsimultaneously upon the end of said wall and also upon the outer cage wall; a, valve stem slidable through saidguide; a valve on said stem capable of seating against the first valve; a spring within the hollow guide operative on said valve'stem; and a second spring mounted on the outside of the guide and operative on thc first valve.

4. The combination in a val-ve structure of a cage having outer walls provided with ports, an inner wall and a centrally placed hollow cylindrical guide; a sleeve valve 'guided by said inner wall and vcapable of simultaneously seating on said wall and on the outer .wall of the cage; a movable plug forming one Iend of the hollow guide; a valve stem slidable through said guide and said plug; a valve-mounted on'said stem and capableo'f seating aga-inst vthe sleevevalve; a Spring within the hollow" guide normally tendingto keep the second valve in its closed position, and a second spring mounted between the guide and the sleeve valve so as to tend to maintain the latter in ar closedx position.

5. The combination in a valve structure of a cage heaving inner and outer wallsspaced apartand provided .with a hollow central guide; a sleeve valve guided by the inner cage wall and flared to seat thereon and also on the outer wall; a valve stem slidable within the guide; a valve on said stem placed to seat upon the flared ortion of the sleeve valve; and a spring within the hollow guide operative on said stern.,

y G. Tm, ombination in a valve structure of a cage hay ng inner and outer walls anda central hollow guide; a plug removably closing one evd of said guide; a sleeve valve mounted to guided vby the inner cage wall; a stemsndable through the guide and the plug thereon; a valve on said stem coacting with the rst'valve; and a spring within the guide operative on said valve stem.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in. the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

' A WILLIAM ENRY.

Witnesses:

. WILLIAM E. BRADLEY,

Jos. H. KLEIN. 

